Newsvine - louvre-museumhttp://www.newsvine.com/louvre-museumNewsvine - louvre-museumen-usCopyright 2017Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:35:09 +0000Fri, 18 Aug 2017 05:33:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssAmid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic arthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13975105-amid-cultural-clash-louvre-honors-islamic-arthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13975105-amid-cultural-clash-louvre-honors-islamic-arteufranceartworld-newslouvre-museumislamic-artThu, 20 Sep 2012 05:02:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>French President Francois Hollande, second right, his companion Valerie Trierweiler, center, Culture minister Aurelie Filippetti, second left, and Sophie Makariou, right, chief of Department of Islamic Arts, look at the Saint Louis baptistery, work of Master Muhammad Ibn al-Zain as they visit the new Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre museum in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool)</p><p>French President Francois Hollande listens to Sophie Makariou, chief of Department of Islamic Arts, as he visits the new Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre museum in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool)</p><p>French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during the official opening ceremony of the new Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre museum, in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The new Louvre department is the largest of its kind in Europe, with 3,000 artifacts on display, gathered from Spain to India and dating back to the seventh century AD. (AP Photo/Pierre Verdy, Pool)</p><p>French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during the official opening ceremony of the new Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre museum, in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The new Louvre department is the largest of its kind in Europe, with 3,000 artifacts on display, gathered from Spain to India and dating back to the seventh century AD. (AP Photo/Pierre Verdy, Pool)</p><p>Louvre Museum president Henri Loyrette delivers a speech during the official opening ceremony of the new Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre museum, in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The new Louvre department is the largest of its kind in Europe, with 3,000 artifacts on display, gathered from Spain to India and dating back to the seventh century AD. (AP Photo/Pierre Verdy, Pool)</p><p>French President Francois Hollande, second left, his companion Valerie Trierweiler, second right, Louvre museum president Henri Loyrette, left, and Sophie Makariou, center behind Hollande, chief of Department of Islamic Arts, visit the new Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre museum in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool)</p>A tourist's day in 5 cities: Expensive, exhaustinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12240260-a-tourists-day-in-5-cities-expensive-exhaustinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/15/12240260-a-tourists-day-in-5-cities-expensive-exhaustingtraveldaybuenos-airestripus-newstim-hortonscitieslouvre-museumempire-state-buildingeva-peronhaneda-airportFri, 15 Jun 2012 15:56:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This July 14, 2011 file photo shows fireworks illuminating the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, file)</p><p>This Sunday, June 10, 2012 photo shows the skyline with world's tallest building, Burj Khalifain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)</p><p>FILE - This May 8, 2012 file photo shows the New York's Empire State Building behind the The Statue of Liberty from Bayonne, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)</p><p>This photo taken Tuesday, June 12, 2012 shows visitors on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Tokyo tourist experience is more affordable than the perception of an expensive city might suggest. Admission to the Tokyo Tower is only $10 and a visit to the Sensoji Temple, an important cultural site, is free. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) </p><p>FILE - This Sept. 10, 2008 file photo shows a boy playing with pigeons in Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)</p><p>FILE - This April 15, 2009 file photo shows students playing chess at Plaza de Mayo during the Argentina's School Chess Day in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)</p><p>This photo taken Tuesday, June 12, 2012 shows visitors on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Tokyo tourist experience is more affordable than the perception of an expensive city might suggest. Admission to the Tokyo Tower is only $10 and a visit to the Sensoji Temple, an important cultural site, is free. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) </p><p>FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows people admiring the view of The Eiffel Tower in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, file)</p><p>FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows Miuccia Prada, left, speaking in a video about her two fashions, center, and those of Elsa Schiaparelli, right, at an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The show "Schiaparelli and Prada, Impossible Conversations," opens May 10 and continues through Aug. 19. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)</p>Louvre makes history by hosting Ferragamohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12183248-louvre-makes-history-by-hosting-ferragamohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12183248-louvre-makes-history-by-hosting-ferragamoeufrancefashionworld-newslouvre-museumferragamosalvatore-ferragamoTue, 12 Jun 2012 00:29:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postLouvre goes visual with Nintendo 3Ds guidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11161747-louvre-goes-visual-with-nintendo-3ds-guidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11161747-louvre-goes-visual-with-nintendo-3ds-guideeufranceworld-newslouvrelouvre-museumThu, 12 Apr 2012 14:20:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A visitor studies a painting "The Raft of the Medusa" by French artist Theodore Gericault 1791 - 1824 with the help of the new audio guide at the Louvre Museum in ParisThursday April 12, 2012. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>The new audio guide for the Louvre museum is seen Thursday April 12, 2012 in Paris. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>A visitor views a sculpture at the Louvre Museum in Paris with the help of the new audio guide, Thursday April 12, 2012. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>A visitor studies a painting "The Raft of the Medusa" by French artist Theodore Gericault 1791 - 1824 with the help of the new audio guide at the Louvre Museum in ParisThursday April 12, 2012. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>Visitors use a new audio guide Thursday April 12, 2012 in the Louvre museum in Paris. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>A visitor studies a sculpture entitled "The rebellious slave" 1513-1515 by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo with the help of the new audio guide Thursday April 12, 2012 in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The famed Paris museum is going 3D visual with its electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo to provide game consoles to help visitors who navigate its labyrinthine halls by the millions each year. The guides, in seven languages, and accompanying headsets cost Euro5 ($6.50) on top of the museum's Euro10 standard admission price. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p>Louvre museum drew in record 8.8 million visitorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/05/9976872-louvre-museum-drew-in-record-88-million-visitorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/05/9976872-louvre-museum-drew-in-record-88-million-visitorseufranceworld-newslouvrelouvre-museumThu, 5 Jan 2012 16:05:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postJanet Jackson 'Nasty' in the Louvre, with fab showhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/14/6858940-janet-jackson-nasty-in-the-louvre-with-fab-showhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/14/6858940-janet-jackson-nasty-in-the-louvre-with-fab-showentertainmenteufrancejanet-jacksongalaworld-newsmona-lisalouvre-museumlouvre-galaTue, 14 Jun 2011 20:50:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Diane Kruger, left, and Joshua Jackson arrive for a charity benefit performance of pop star Janet Jackson in Paris' Louvre Museum in Paris, Tuesday June 14, 2011. Sponsored by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the black-tie concert is to be held beneath the museum's iconic glass pyramid. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>Prince Albert of Monaco, left, and President of American Friends of the Louvre Association, Becca Cason Trash, arrive for a charity benefit performance of pop star Janet Jackson in Paris' Louvre Museum in Paris, Tuesday June 14, 2011. Sponsored by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the black-tie concert is to be held beneath the museum's iconic glass pyramid. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>France's Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand, left, Prince Albert of Monaco, center, and President of American Friends of the Louvre Association, Becca Cason Trash, arrive for a charity benefit performance of pop star Janet Jackson in Paris' Louvre Museum in Paris, Tuesday June 14, 2011. Sponsored by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the black-tie concert is to be held beneath the museum's iconic glass pyramid. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>CORRECTS NAME TO BECCA CASON THRASH Prince Albert of Monaco, left, and President of American Friends of the Louvre Association, Becca Cason Thrash, arrive for a charity benefit performance of pop star Janet Jackson in Paris' Louvre Museum in Paris, Tuesday June 14, 2011. Sponsored by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the black-tie concert is to be held beneath the museum's iconic glass pyramid. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>CORRECTS NAME TO BECCA CASON THRASH France's Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand, left, Prince Albert of Monaco, center, and President of American Friends of the Louvre Association, Becca Cason Thrash, arrive for a charity benefit performance of pop star Janet Jackson in Paris' Louvre Museum in Paris, Tuesday June 14, 2011. Sponsored by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the black-tie concert is to be held beneath the museum's iconic glass pyramid. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p>Louvre sheds western light on Russian icons, pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/03/3974321-louvre-sheds-western-light-on-russian-icons-pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/03/3974321-louvre-sheds-western-light-on-russian-icons-pasteurussiafranceworld-newslouvre-museumholy-russiaWed, 3 Mar 2010 19:37:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Detail of a funerary ensemble of icons of princess Sophie presented at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday March 3, 2010. The exhibition entitled: Sainte Russie, (Holy Russia), takes place from March 5 to May 24. The collection, focusing on icons and including masterpieces by Andrei Rublev, was pieced together from monasteries and museums around Russia.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>An funerary ensemble of icons of Princess Sophie, left, is among tens of Russian works of art presented at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday March 3, 2010. The exhibition entitled: Sainte Russie, (Holy Russia), takes place from March 5 to May 24. The collection, focusing on icons and including masterpieces by Andrei Rublev, was pieced together from monasteries and museums around Russia.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>A member of the media sits next to Russian works of art presented at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday March 3, 2010. The exhibition entitled: Sainte Russie, (Holy Russia), takes place from March 5 to May 24. The collection, focusing on icons and including masterpieces by Andrei Rublev, was pieced together from monasteries and museums around Russia.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>A XVIth century painting on wood of Saint Demetrios, left, is among tens of Russian works of art presented at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday March 3, 2010. The exhibition entitled: Sainte Russie, (Holy Russia), takes place from March 5 to May 24. The collection, focusing on icons and including masterpieces by Andrei Rublev, was pieced together from monasteries and museums around Russia. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p>Icons and opposition mark Medvedev visit to Parishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/01/3964178-icons-and-opposition-mark-medvedev-visit-to-parishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/01/3964178-icons-and-opposition-mark-medvedev-visit-to-parisbusinesseurussiafrancenotre-dameworld-newslouvre-museumdmitry-medvedevMon, 1 Mar 2010 11:34:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow on Monday, March 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is demanding sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won just 15 medals, with only three golds, in one of its worst-ever performances. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)</p><p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his wife Svetlana arrive at Paris Orly airport, Monday, March 1, 2010. Medvedev is visiting France as Moscow and Paris pursue a courtship centered around potential deals on gas pipelines and a massive French warship. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) </p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy , Monday, March 1, 2010 upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2 day-state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, reviews the troops upon his arrival at Paris Orly airport, Monday, March, 1, 2010. Medvedev is visiting France as Moscow and Paris pursue a courtship centered around potential deals on gas pipelines and a massive French warship. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) </p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy , Monday, March 1, 2010 upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2-day state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev' car is escorted by French Republican Horse Guards, with The Invalides in background, to meet France's President Nicolas Sarkozy , Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2-day state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy , Monday, March 1, 2010 upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2 days state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>French Power GDF-Suez CEO Gerard Mestrallet, right, shakes hands with Gazprom CEO Alex Miller, left, as Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, look on after the signature of an agreement for the North Stream gazoduc, at the Elysee Palace Monday, March 1, 2010 during a formal 2 day-state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lays a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe, ParisTuesday, March 2, 2010. Russia and France took their courtship to a new level in Paris on Monday, entering talks about the sale of four French warships to Moscow, standing together against nuclear-minded Iran and urging a new global financial order. (AP Photo/Bertrand Guay, Pool)</p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, is welcomed by France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon prior to their meeting at Matignon, the official residence of the Prime Minister of France, Tuesday, March 2, 2010 during a formal 2 day-state visit in Paris. Russia and France took their courtship to a new level in Paris on Monday, entering talks about the sale of four French warships to Moscow, standing together against nuclear-minded Iran and urging a new global financial order. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, center, shakes hands with French employer's body, MEDEF, union leader Laurence Parisot, left, while French finance minister, Christine Lagarde, looks on, as they arrive for a meeting with French and Russian businessmen at the MEDEF headquarters in Paris, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool)</p><p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, his wife Svetlana, left, listen to Mgr Patrick Jacquin as they visit the Notre Dame cathedral, in Paris, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Russia and France took their courtship to a new level in Paris on Monday, entering talks about the sale of four French warships to Moscow, standing together against nuclear-minded Iran and urging a new global financial order. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) </p><p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, makes the sign of the cross during a prayer at the Notre Dame cathedral, in Paris, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Russia and France took their courtship to a new level in Paris on Monday, entering talks about the sale of four French warships to Moscow, standing together against nuclear-minded Iran and urging a new global financial order. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) </p><p>Ambassador of Georgia in France Mamuka Kudava is seen in his office during an interview, in Paris, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Georgia's ambassador to Paris says it's "incomprehensible" that France could sell a massive warship that can carry tanks and helicopters to Russia. On Monday, Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said their countries are in exclusive talks about a possible sale to Russia of four of the French-made Mistral warships. The sale would mark the first major sale of military hardware from a NATO country to Russia.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)</p>Louvre has 8.5 million visitors in 2009http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/11/3740401-louvre-has-85-million-visitors-in-2009http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/11/3740401-louvre-has-85-million-visitors-in-2009eufranceworld-newslouvrelouvre-museumMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:13:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postAncient Egyptian wall paintings to return to Luxorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3636928-ancient-egyptian-wall-paintings-to-return-to-luxorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3636928-ancient-egyptian-wall-paintings-to-return-to-luxorfranceegyptworld-newslouvrelouvre-museummlTue, 15 Dec 2009 19:36:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, shows one of the restored fragments of a 3,200 year-old tomb walls after it was handed over to Egyptian antiquities authorities after arriving on a flight from Paris to Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian airport official said the ancient artwork that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum have returned home. (AP Photo/ Supreme Council of Antiquities) </p><p>This undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, shows one of the restored fragments of a 3,200 year-old tomb walls after it was handed over to Egyptian antiquities authorities after arriving on a flight from Paris to Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian airport official said the ancient artwork that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum have returned home. (AP Photo/ Supreme Council of Antiquities) </p>France returns wall paintings sought by Egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/14/3631489-france-returns-wall-paintings-sought-by-egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/14/3631489-france-returns-wall-paintings-sought-by-egypteufranceegyptworld-newslouvrelouvre-museumMon, 14 Dec 2009 17:03:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>One of the five fragments of an ancient wall painting that France plans to return to Egypt on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, is seen displayed at the Elysee Palace during a ceremony with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, unseen, on Monday in Paris. The move is ending a feud over the ownership of the fragments. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, pool)</p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, talk during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 14, 2009 in Paris. France plans to return five fragments of an ancient wall painting to Egypt on Monday, ending a feud over their ownership. One of the fragments is seen displayed behind at center. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, pool)</p><p>From left, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, an unidentified interpreter, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak react during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 14, 2009 in Paris. France plans to return five fragments of an ancient wall painting to Egypt on Monday, ending a feud over their ownership. One of the fragments is displayed behind the presidents. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, pool)</p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, shake hand during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 14, 2009 in Paris. France plans to return five fragments of an ancient wall painting to Egypt on Monday, ending a feud over their ownership. One of the fragments is seen displayed behind at center. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)</p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, left, arrive for a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 14, 2009 in Paris. France plans to return five fragments of an ancient wall painting to Egypt on Monday, ending a feud over their ownership. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, pool)</p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, greets his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, left, upon his arrival for their meeting and lunch at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 14, 2009 in Paris. France plans to return five fragments of an ancient wall painting to Egypt on Monday, ending a feud over their ownership. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)</p>Louvre, Versailles closed by French museum strikehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/02/3575695-louvre-versailles-closed-by-french-museum-strikehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/02/3575695-louvre-versailles-closed-by-french-museum-strikebusinesseufrancestrikemuseumworld-newslouvre-museumpompidou-centerWed, 2 Dec 2009 10:12:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man looks at the signs on the Pompidou Center in Paris, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009. Some of the French capital's most important museums including the Pompidou center and the Musee d'Orsay are closed because of a strike. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>People look inside the Pompidou Center in Paris, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009, as some of the French capital's most important museums including the Pompidou center and the Musee d'Orsay are closed because of a strike. the sign showing former French President Georges Pompidou reads "Pompidou Center On Strike".(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>People wait outside Orsay Museum in Paris, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009 as some of the French capital's most important museums including the Pompidou center and the Musee d'Orsay are closed because of a strike.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>A sign announcing a strike is placed on the Orsay Museum in Paris, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009 as some of the French capital's most important museums including the Pompidou center and the Musee d'Orsay are closed because of a strike. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>People seenoutside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>People wait outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>The empty ticket office is seen at the entrance of the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p><p>People seen outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible to view. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) </p>France to return Egyptian art after Louvre rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3365313-france-to-return-egyptian-art-after-louvre-rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3365313-france-to-return-egyptian-art-after-louvre-rowentertainmenteufranceegyptworld-newslouvrelouvre-museumFri, 9 Oct 2009 14:08:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - in this Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media at the site of a newly-discovered pyramid at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt. Egypt said Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 that its antiquities department severed ties with France's Louvre museum because it has refused to return what are described as stolen artifacts, one of the country's most aggressive attempts yet to reclaim relics from some of the world's leading Egyptology collections. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)</p>Umberto Eco is the Louvre's new guest curatorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3334227-umberto-eco-is-the-louvres-new-guest-curatorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3334227-umberto-eco-is-the-louvres-new-guest-curatorentertainmenteufranceecolouvrelouvre-museumumberto-ecoumbertoWed, 30 Sep 2009 14:42:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Italian writer Umberto Eco is seen prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>Italian writer Umberto Eco gestures prior to a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>Italian writer Umberto Eco gestures prior to a press conference he gave at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>Italian writer Umberto Eco gestures prior to a press conference he gave at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. Umberto Eco is the Louvre Museum's guest of honor in 2009. The museum gave him carte blanche to come up with a series of art exhibits, concerts and conferences. Past guests of honor have included writer Toni Morrison and composer Pierre Boulez.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p>Russian tourist hurls mug at Mona Lisa in Louvrehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/11/3142298-russian-tourist-hurls-mug-at-mona-lisa-in-louvrehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/11/3142298-russian-tourist-hurls-mug-at-mona-lisa-in-louvreentertainmenteufranceattackedmona-lisalouvre-museumTue, 11 Aug 2009 16:24:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 5, 2005 file photo, a woman watches the painting 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Louvre Museum says Tuesday Aug.11, 2009 a Russian visitor hurled an empty terra cotta mug at the Da Vinci masterpiece on Aug.2, 2009. The canvas was undamaged, a museum spokesman says, though the mug shattered. (AP Photo/Francois Mori; files)</p>